Midlife’s A Trip

In Memory of Dad — Notes of Hope and Change

Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by Karen.

This week marks the 6th anniversary of my father’s death. Dad was a true Renaissance man — a dedicated physician, an accomplished artist, mentor to many and hero to me. He was the grandson of a slave and the slaveowner’s son and son of a domestic servant and a sharecropper turned factory worker. [...]

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Line Up for Hatred

Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 by Karen.

From time to time I actually convince myself that we’ve made progress as a country and have moved beyond the blatant racism experienced by my parents and grandparents. But then that big reality check hits me in the face — this time in the form of this shocking video from a rally for Sarah [...]

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